Zou Bisou Bisou
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| Single by Gillian Hills, Sophia Loren, Jessica Paré, and others | ||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Bill Shepherd, Alan Tew, (French version) | |||||||||||||
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"Zou Bisou Bisou" (also performed as "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo") is a song written by Bill Shepherd and Alan Tew, and for the lyrics of the French version. The song's origins stem from the Yé-yé movement with which an early version of the song was associated. Its theme is variously described as an open declaration of love and the joy of kissing.
"Zou Bisou Bisou" was Gillian Hills' first single in the summer of 1960. A French recording titled "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo" was produced by George Martin and sung in English by Sophia Loren. Although most sources associate the origins of the song with Hills, New York claims that the songwriting credits make it more likely that Loren's version was the original.Slate's David Haglund notes that Hills' version is the best-known of the early recordings.
It was performed by Jessica Paré as Megan Draper in the first episode of the fifth season of Mad Men on March 26, 2012. The morning after its on-air performance on AMC, the song was released as a music download and as a vinyl special edition. Paré's on-air performance of the song was lip synced to a prior recording.
Amazon.com sells music downloads of nine versions of the song but not Paré's. They carry the Hills version from Twistin': The Rock - Vol. 9, the Casabianca version from Les Chansons de ma jeunesse, three different remixes of the song by Bart & Baker featuring Lada Redstar from the Zou Bisou Bisou extended play, two versions by Loren by the name "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo" from Pete & Sophia, and a karaoke version. Additionally, they carry a cha-cha version by Gilles Dutey, from Ca Tourne En Gironde under the title "Bisou Zou Bisou".
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